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Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-3Q8 plane crash

Klaten, Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-3Q8 plane crash - Klaten, Indonesia

Key facts

Airline
Garuda Indonesia
Aircraft
Boeing 737-3Q8
Location
Klaten, Indonesia
Date
16th January, 2002
People on board
60
Fatality
1

Accident account

The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Lombok to Yogyakarta (Indonesia) when the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in the Benjawang Solo River, approximately 14 miles (20 kilometers) from their destination airport of Yogyakarta. Weather at the time of the accident was poor. A flight attendant was reportedly killed in the accident.

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